http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/16/last-weeks-top-posts-14/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/16/last-weeks-top-posts-14/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:36:41 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17210 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/16/last-weeks-top-posts-14/feed/ 0 Job fairs, layoffs and a makeover. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/soapbox-jekyll-island-authority-at-it-again/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/soapbox-jekyll-island-authority-at-it-again/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:25:49 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=16649 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/soapbox-jekyll-island-authority-at-it-again/feed/ 246 State senator says a recent study of a controversial plan to redevelop the state park is misleading. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-lawmakers-drill-baby-drill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-lawmakers-drill-baby-drill/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:39:02 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15154 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-lawmakers-drill-baby-drill/feed/ 6 At the Gold Dome, a trite phrase rears its ugly head. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/20/state-senator-requests-audit-of-jekyll-island-authority/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/20/state-senator-requests-audit-of-jekyll-island-authority/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:53:01 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9525 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/20/state-senator-requests-audit-of-jekyll-island-authority/feed/ 0 Lawmaker who fought for Jekyll Island continues examining the "selling off" of public land to private interests. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/15/senator-jekyll-island-not-a-done-deal/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/15/senator-jekyll-island-not-a-done-deal/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:23:03 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7238 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/15/senator-jekyll-island-not-a-done-deal/feed/ 15 The state lawmaker who fought the controversial Jekyll Island redevelopment plan says the revamped version has faults. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:11:54 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/feed/ 0 SARAH PALIN: The NY Times examines her governing style, which includes hiring several high school friends to high-paying state jobs for which they had no relevant experience. BEAR MARKET TO FLEA MARKET: The Lehman Brothers investment bank announces it will file for bankruptcy, and despite the possibly market-soothing buyout of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/atlanta-blogs-today-29/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/atlanta-blogs-today-29/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:05:27 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/atlanta-blogs-today-29/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/atlanta-blogs-today-29/feed/ 0 — Georgia has its own Montauk Monster, and it’s called, simply, Bigfoot. Details will be unveiled Friday, so says Peach Pundit. — Despite evidence to the contrary, Georgia Politics Unfiltered claims, “There is no sex in the courtrooms of Cobb County Superior Court (or the judge’s chambers for that matter).” Does lesbian sex count? — Georgia [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:19:57 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/feed/ 0 Ben Porter, the Macon-area developer who’s weathered a fair share of controversy as chairman of the Jekyll Island Authority, has been replaced by Bob Krueger, a telecommunications executive and current board member. (His bio follows after the jump.) According the the authority’s website, Porter’s term would’ve expired in September 2010. Porter’s term as chairman has been [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/sen-jeff-chapman-on-what-jekyll-island-needs/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/sen-jeff-chapman-on-what-jekyll-island-needs/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:39:51 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/sen-jeff-chapman-on-what-jekyll-island-needs/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/sen-jeff-chapman-on-what-jekyll-island-needs/feed/ 19 State Sen. Jeff Chapman, R-Brunswick, fought hard and fast against members of his own party during the most recent legislative session to protect Jekyll Island, the state park and getaway. The senator earned an Arnie award because he stood up to the powers that be during the legislative session and voiced the wishes of not only [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/18/morning-headlines-96/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/18/morning-headlines-96/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:30:39 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/18/morning-headlines-96/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/18/morning-headlines-96/feed/ 0 “BOOMLET”: Demographers say the high number of U.S. births in 2007, the highest in 50 years, could signal a mini baby boom. LONG TIME NO SEA: Dylan the sea turtle is finally in the open ocean. RAIN CHECK: July downpours have barely made a dent in the drought after a hot, dry June. Lake Lanier levels have [...]